The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-04-07
This Great. State.

This Great. State.
Crime is on the decrease in Con-
cordia parish.
Caldwell parish reports 36 cases on
the Civil Docket, at the April term of
Court.
Alexis e. Sewell has been appointed
Receiver of Public Moneys at Natchi-
toches.
Abbeville wants four male teachers
at salaries ranging from $35 to $50
per month.
Mr.. e. r. Boyle will commence the
publication at an early day of a new
paper in Minden.
At Coushatta, Saturday evening,
J. Henry Scheen was killed by A. C.
Brown, and Brown was killed by
Scheen's son.
Ex-Gov. Nichols has accepted the
invitation OF the East Feliciana Me-
mortal Association to deliver the ad-
dress at Clinton, April 9.
The local daily train between New
Orleans and Baton Rouge Junction,
has been discontinued by the Texas
and Pacific Railway Company.
Although there were more cases
dispatched at last term of Winn Dis
trict Court than at any previous term,
not single appeal was taken.
Buffalo gnats are causing a great
deal of trouble in Rlchland and Qua
chita parishes. In Ouachita 10 mules
and horses have been killed by the
pests.
Winfield Sentinel: Inasmuch as
two of our merchants who sold on
''tick" last year, have ceased to ope-
rate, the other merchants are not
''stiff" enough to supply the demands
made on them for credit.
Recently, a SON of Judge W. j.
Wilson, Of Montgomery, VIM par
ish, accidently cut his hand with a
Ratchet, severing an artery, from the
effects of which he soon died, owing
to the profuse flow of blood which
could not be checked.
Jay Gould has purchased from the
New Orleans Pacific Railroad Com
pany 20, $50 acres of land lying west
of Winfield, VIM parish, for which
he paid $66, 900. The New Orleans
Pacific Railroad Company still owns
about 30, 600 acres in VIM.
Winfield Sentinel: Mr.. j. B. Ted
die, residing Eve miles west of town,
although 20 years of age, rolled logs
on his last birthday with any of the
boys that wanted to pull" with him.
He says he feels only q little past
middle age and don't ask any young
ster for help.
Lake Charles Echo: The potato
blight, q disease that attacks the
roots. turns the tubers black or mot
tied, causes the leaves to fall of
the vine and the stem to shrivel and
dry up, is playing sad havoc with
the Irish potato crops Of st. Bernard
and Plaquemine parishes.
Baton Rouge. April 4.-The case
of the State vs.. Will A. Strong, ex-
Secretary of State, charged with en-
bezzling over 81, 900 of State funds,
paid to him for election ticket paper
during his term of Office, was tried
last week, and the case given to the
jury at 10 p. m. Saturday. To-day
the jury not having agreed a mistrial
was entered and the jury Discharged.
It is said the jury stood nine for con-
viction and three for acquittal.
A special to the Times-Democrat
from Mansfield says: Coal recently
discovered near this place was tested
to-day. The engineer OF the Mans
field tap road was given six bushels
and told to- raise steam. He had no
trouble in making it burn, and run to
the junction and back, distance of
81 miles. It was also tested by black
smiths, who claim it readily YIELDS
iron. 1t looks as If something valu-
able had really been discovered.
The coal was taken from the bed of a
bayou and was ten inches thick. 1t
is seven feet thick near the same
place.
The Rayne ACADIA pasish) Signal
says: cit is surprising TO see how
rapidly the land throughout the par
ish is being taken up. We had occa-
sion to go to Opelousas Saturday last
and saw no less than ten new en-
closures along the road between here
and Churchpoint, which were made
during the last six weeks, and in
every other direction it is going on
about the same rate. At the rate it
is now being taken up by settlers it
will not be many years before the
public roads throughout the parish
viii be lined by farms-during the
week over Is parties have located in